Home Support Worker – Cleaner - Exeter

Proud to Care South West; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A home support service provider in Exeter seeks a part-time support worker to assist with domestic tasks in clients' homes. Candidates need to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of older people and have a full driving license. This role offers flexible working hours and requires an enhanced DBS check. Benefits include a pension and company perks. Applications should be submitted via CV and cover letter.

Benefits

Company pension

Free on-site parking

Blue Light Card

Regular Clinical Supervision

Qualifications

• Must have a full driving licence and access to a car.
• Understanding of risks and hazards pertinent to household tasks.
• Experience in similar roles is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide general household tasks in clients' homes.
• Conduct risk assessments in client environments.
• Maintain communication with the Enabling Office team.
• Manage working schedules with clients effectively.

Skills

Understanding of the needs of older people

Sensitivity to older people

Able to work on own initiative

Understanding of confidentiality issues

Confidence in handling money

Warm, friendly personality

Job description

Hours of work

Variable hours contract between 8 to 25 per week

Working Pattern

Flexible hours, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm

Place of work

Clients homes throughout Exeter

Annual leave

6 weeks

Status

Part time, permanent variable hours

Benefits

Company pension, Free on-site parking, Blue Light Card, Regular Clinical Supervision (where relevant to role)

Job Purpose

To provide general household / domestic tasks on a regular basis within Age UK Exeter’s clients homes

Main Duties

• Tasks will include: – cleaning bathrooms and kitchens. Vacuuming, sweeping & mopping floors. Dusting & polishing of furniture. Changing the beds, laundry & ironing. Collecting shopping and running errands. Other household tasks as agreed.
• To make a risk assessment of the risks and hazards present in any environment where you are working with a client and to make competent decisions regarding their management to secure the safety of yourself, your client and others.
• To keep in regular contact with the Enabling Office team, reporting any concerns at the earliest opportunity, adhering to any deadlines.
• To make working arrangements with the Enabling team and clients to ensure that your overall work timetable fits together and that clients receive services at times that are convenient and appropriate to them.
• To use a work mobile handset to ensure that the required visits are completed and signed off by you, thereby contributing to effective administration and evaluation of the service.
• To participate fully as a member of the enabling team, covering for absent team members, attending staff training, regular staff meetings and supervision that may be outside of normal hours.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post.

There is no personal care with this role.

Other Duties

This job description is intended as a guide to the general duties required of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake training and perform duties other than those given in the job description. The duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not justify the re-evaluation of a post. Where a permanent and substantial change in the duties and responsibilities occurs, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

This role requires an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions

• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

We recognise the contribution that people with criminal records can make as employees and volunteers and welcome applications from them. A person’s criminal record will not, in itself, debar that person from being appointed to this post. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence. Suitable applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. All cases will be examined on an individual basis.

Equal Opportunities

All employees have a responsibility to understand and abide by the obligations laid down in the organisation’s equal opportunities policies.

Health and Safety

All employees have responsibility for their own health and safety and for that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Staff members are required to adhere to all health and safety regulations, guidance and procedures at all times.

Confidentiality

All employees are expected to respect confidentiality in relation to Age UK Exeter business, client and service user data.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a covering letter to Karen Brooks, at [e-mail] detailing your relevant skills, experience, and qualities and why you would be a suitable candidate for the role, based on the Person Specification below.

(Please note, applications submitted without a covering letter will not be considered)

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• An understanding of, and sensitivity to, the needs of older people.
• Respect for older people.
• Able to work on own initiative: awareness of when to seek further support or guidance.
• Understanding of confidentiality issues.
• Understanding of risks and hazards.
• Confidence in handling money and other official/ formal paperwork.
• Warm, friendly personality with non-judgemental attitude.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.

Does the job role include personal care?: No

Working Patterns

Flexible hours, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm